April 11, 2005 |
YOU'RE BUSTED!
It looks like Apprentice finalist Chris Shelton forgot to take his Ritalin over the weekend. The tantrum-prone, tobacco-chewin' 22-year-old — one of Donald Trump's six remaining tycoon wannabes — was arrested early Sunday morning for disorderly conduct following a disturbance at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, Florida, according to TheSmokingGun.com. Although the exact nature of the incident was not known, given Shelton's history of spontaneous convulsions, not to mention his corpselike mug shot (pictured, right), TVGuide.com is gonna go out on a limb and assume alcohol, heavy dippin' and persistent voices played a role. |
THE PLANETS ARE ALIGNED
In an out-of-this-world development, UPN has renewed cult fave Veronica Mars for a second season. Check out Wednesday's Ask Ausiello for scoop on Season Two and an interview with star Kristen Bell. In the meantime, you can stop printing out those faux $2 bills now! |
BOSTON BUMPED
The verdict is in on the case of Grey's Anatomy vs. Boston Legal, and ABC is siding with the docs. The network announced Friday that it's keeping its new medical smash Grey's Anatomy on Sundays at 10 pm/ET through the end of the season. As a result, Boston Legal — which was slated to reclaim the time slot at the end of the month — will stay adjourned until fall. ABC president Stephen McPherson says Legal's five remaining episodes will be tacked on to next season's total, giving the network "the amazing luxury of bringing Boston Legal back with an unheard-of 27 original episodes." Unless something better comes along again. |
BLAME CANADA
Anna Nicole Smith apparently likes her body too much to risk a run-in with seal killers. Citing safety concerns, the model-turned-Trimspa addict has canceled a PETA-sponsored trip to Canada to protest the brutal killing of seals. According to a PETA rep, the seal hunters have begun attacking many of the protesters and "we felt it just wasn't safe to put her in that position." Instead, Smith plans to protest the slaughter by passing out on her bathroom floor for a week. |
JUST DESERT
Matthew McConaughey's action flick Sahara debuted at No. 1 the weekend box office with $18.5 million, a surprisingly strong bow considering how badly it sucked. In contrast, Drew Barrymore-Jimmy Fallon baseball romance Fever Pitch opened at No. 3 with $13 million, a surprisingly weak debut considering how much it didn't suck. I don't get it. |
LIFE ON A LIMB
Fox is expanding Wednesday's American Idol results show to one hour, preempting Life on a Stick after just two airings. Rumor has it the move was designed to blunt NBC's premiere of Revelations and test the staying power of Paula Abdul's new antidepressants. |
SHORT CUTS
Fran Drescher's new WB comedy Living With Fran enjoyed solid sampling in its Friday-night debut, retaining 90 percent of its Reba lead-in... Beyonce Knowles is in talks to headline DreamWorks' big-screen adaptation of Dreamgirls, per Variety. |
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